Around 2 p.m. on October 16, 2000, Anaheim Police responded to the 1600 block of North Miller Street after witnesses reported a shooting had occurred in front of a business in the area. When officers arrived, they found 21-year-old Luis Garcia Bucio, an Anaheim resident, had been shot to death. The investigation revealed Serrano, a co-worker of Bucio, shot Bucio during an argument. On November 2, 2000, an arrest warrant was issued for Serrano, charging him with one count of murder, Court Case 00NF2672. Attempts to apprehend Serrano following the issuance of the arrest warrant were unsuccessful.

In early 2019, Anaheim Cold Case Homicide detectives, in collaboration with the Orange County District Attorney’s TracKRS Unit, developed information that Serrano had been living under an assumed name in Houston, Texas.

On September 11, 2019, Anaheim detectives served a search warrant at Serrano’s Houston residence with the assistance of the Houston Police Department. On that same date, Serrano was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for unlawful entry. Following the ICE arrest, the Orange County District Attorney’s Science and Technology Unit assisted Anaheim detectives in confirming Serrano’s identity through Rapid DNA technology.

On October 10, 2019, Anaheim detectives took custody of Serrano from the United States Marshals Service in Houston and transported him back to Orange County where he is being held in lieu of $1million bail.

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